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I feel like I could have written your post. I don't have any advice right now as we're in the EXACT situation you're in, but following to learn! I have a boy and he's 2.5.

I'm in the same boat. DS is 2.5. We were doing really good back in March. He would tell us he needed to go. He was going at daycare almost every time. But then it was like we were putting him in a torture chamber. He freaks out on us with just mentioning it. Daycare says he's doing them the same way. I did get him to go last night with M&Ms as a reward. So maybe we can get back on track.

It was super gradual for us..for about 9 months, he had been peeing in the potty every night before bed. and for maybe 3-4 months, when he was at home and naked on the bottom, he would consistently use the potty. So one day, I bought a big bag of rewards (small toys) and told him he would get one every time he went on the potty. We didn't go back to diapers. He had two accidents the first day and two on the 4th day, but other than that he's been pretty goodl Pooping took an extra three or four days I think.

Dd rejected it the first couple weeks then suddenly took to it but won't poop on it and we're having trouble convincing her to go on the big potty. The bigger issue will be public bathrooms for us. Dd is terrified of hand dryers!

We kept the potty out for familiarity for a while and would put her in here and there. Or when she asked. Daycare was actually taking her pretty regularly before we even did.
I took a weekend and did the "3 day method" and had daycare follow through on Monday. They were more than on board. It took DD (27m) probably a week to catch on. Daycare was totally on board and was ready to help as soon as we gave the go ahead. They actually asked us to bring her in underwear before we thought she was ready.

@2PeasinaPod: How old is your LO? Its been a long process for us. My son will be 3 in Aug and he has been using the potty pretty regularly for at least 6 months, but its hit or miss. I haven't pushed much but we're going to do a diaper free run starting next week to really push him. He can pee on the potty (sometimes initiated by him, sometimes us) and even poop on the potty sometimes (always initiated by him) but its taken us a while to get there!

@2PeasinaPod: mine didn't really. And I have a girl and everyone says they're supposed to be earlier and easier. We had to really push her for a bit and after a couple weeks of focusing on it she suddenly started going in the little potty at home. Still in pull ups when we're out and doesnt like the big potty. Have yet to see poop in the potty. I'm hoping one day she will suddenly decide to do that too. It is a little frustrating when everyone else's kid seems to be "ahead" and I've even gotten random questions from strangers about why she's not potty trained because she looked older than she was.

DS has been around a kiddie potty since 13 months? My mom bought one for us super early so we just kept it around. He started sitting on it and paying attention to us and started showing signs of readiness before two, but I put off training out of my laziness. He did random pees or poos a handful of times sporadically, but we didn't formally train or practice at all until a few months ago.

I took a long wknd back in March (DS was 2y4m) and did a loose 3 day method. We still went out to run errands (1 or 2 hours) and I didn't keep him bottomless all the time because it was still cold in our area. He had a few accidents the first couple of days, but by the third day he had peeing down. He went on all 3 types too: his potty, potty ring on regular toilet, and in public restrooms. #2 took about a week longer. He held it for a couple of days, but got used to it within a week.

We're 3 months in now and he's fully trained and in undies for naps and nighttime sleep too. We didn't actively train for sleep. He started holding and staying dry on his own or waking up on the rare occasion he had to go. We kept him in pullups/diapers until a couple of weeks for overnight, but I finally bit the bullet, bought a waterproof mattress cover and he's been good for the most part, with one accident overnight.

I'm glad I waited to officially train and that he was open/flexible to using the different types of potties, it's made things a lot easier for us, especially since he still needs help in some way with going to the bathroom.

I'm planning to start any day, so same boat except I'm off for the summer.

We've also been going super slow and just talking about the potty and he's gone 3x, but overall is not overly interested except for his cars undies I bought him. He REALLY wants to wear them and we take a it how when he always go potty in the potty he can.

I'm about to get serious about it, but like you I'm scared!!

@2PeasinaPod: Yeah, I sort of felt the same way about everyone else's kid being trained, but my daycare said most boys aren't trained until 3.5-4 so that made me feel better about it. I decided to take the low key approach and the main reason I'm going for it now is that a) its summer and he can run around naked b) my MIL has summer off and can keep him with her for a week to train (after I hopefully get the initial hard days done) c) I and my daycare teachers think he is ready in that he asks to go on potty and can do it/stay dry often. So we'll see. If it doesn't work, its not the end of the world. Don't feel too much pressure about what others kiddos are doing My sisters have boys who are just a little older and both brag about how their children were diaper-free at 2 yo. I don't let it bother me...

@Amelieisme: That's good to know...thanks for the reassurance !

@hilsy85: So interesting...it makes a ton of sense. I don't know why I didn't think about it that way. We certainly don't ask if he wants us to change his diaper...we just tell him it's diaper changing time. Duh!

The good thing is, the other night, I caught him mid pee in the bathtub. I immediately told him to stop...he did (I have no idea how he had the control to do that), and I put him on the potty and he went the rest of the way in there. So maybe he's ready, but likes the comfort of his diaper. You ladies are giving me confidence

@2PeasinaPod: if we ask her if she has to go, 90% of the time she says no, but if we tell her it is time to go pee pee, 90% of the time she goes.

@DillonLion: I'm really sorry for hijacking your thread, but I'm so glad you started it!

We just started potty-training last week - my LO turned 3 this past Tues. In the last few weeks, he would open the shower door and sit down on the little potty right next to the shower, all on his own without our prompting. He went pee a few different times, so that's what made me finally decide it time to start training. We have two packages of the Gerber's training pants - they are cloth but have more material sewn into the crotch. They soak up a lot of pee but he would still feel wet. I wanted to skip over Pull-ups as he could care less if he was sitting in a dirty diaper. He had lots of accidents the first few days - we started on Thurs and then I was home with him for Fri and the weekend, too. We tried to stay home as much as possible but did put him in a diaper if we had to do an errand that was going to take more than an hour. On Mon he went to daycare and his teachers were on board, so it was great. Tues they continued (two accidents), and then he had no accidents Wed and has even pooped on the potty twice this week. We've been able to do short errands and he's stayed dry. Next step will be to tackle public restrooms...ugh. I'd also like him to start getting used to the potty seat versus the little potty. I'm glad we waited until he was 3 rather than right after 2 like my MIL kept pushing us to do.